Arizona Diamondbacks: C John Ryan Murphy* The catching platoon of Chris Iannetta and Jeff Mathis was quietly terrific for the Diamondbacks this past season and undoubtedly played a significant role in the team improving from 30th (5.09) to third (3.66) in ERA. That being said, Mathis doesn't offer

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LOS ANGELES — Charlie Morton never dreamed of this, any of it. As a kid, he wasn’t imagining himself closing out the seventh game of the World Series. He wasn’t thinking about the president of the Hall of Fame standing in front of him an hour later, asking to take his cap back to Cooperstown. And […]

The rosters are set for the 2017 Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game as Yankees No. 23 prospect Billy McKinney and Royals No. 11 Nicky Lopez were named the winners of the Fall Stars Final 2 Fan Vote, presented by Bowman Baseball Cards.

The rosters are set for the 2017 Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game as Yankees No. 23 prospect Billy McKinney and Royals No. 11 Nicky Lopez were named the winners of the Fall Stars Final 2 Fan Vote, presented by Bowman Baseball Cards.

In the year 2017, it's ill-advised and arguably irresponsible to talk about players in detail without using statistics to contextualize their talents and shortcomings. So, be warned: There are indeed statistics in these rankings. Many stats will simply be alluded to via links that go to relevant

What’s left of Major League Baseball’s postseason is decidedly a major-market affair. For the first time ever, the four most-populated U.S. cities — New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston — are represented in the American League and National League Championship Series. The Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals on Thursday night to bring baseball to […]

It was fitting that Jose Altuve would have a hand in recording the final out of the Astros’ 5-4 series-clinching win over the Red Sox in Game 4 of the American League Division Series presented by Doosan on Monday at Fenway Park.

For the Dodgers, Friday isn’t just the start of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile, it’s also the last day for Roberto Clemente Award voting, with Justin Turner as the Dodgers nominee.